Thursday, December 27, 2012
Patch counts down the top business stories impacting Creve Coeur in 2012.
You definitely were interested in business stories impacting Creve Coeur this year, from new stores and restaurants opening, to longtime staples and large employers which closed their doors. Here are some of the stories which caught our eye and yours in 2012, in no particular order: Potbelly Comes To Town: In January, Patch was first to break news of the the popular sandwich chain's interest in Creve Coeur, and in August, the location at CityPlace in the former Provisions Market, opened its doors. The Creve Coeur spot is the only St. Louis location for the Chicago-based chain. Ray's Donuts Opens: Once city leaders allowed for commercial bakeries to operate in the area, the stage was set for Ray's Donuts, which had been in Olivette, to …
Monday, September 3, 2012
Ceridian, a payroll/HR firm, is consolidating jobs in Florida and Georgia.
Following through on plans announced this past spring, Ceridian, the payroll benefits firm closed its Creve Coeur facility on New Ballas Road Friday, in an effort to consolidate into facilities in Atlanta, GA and St. Petersburg, FL. The initial announcement indicated 200 employees would be laid off, but in a statement to Patch Friday, a spokeswoman said impacted employees would be offered the chance to work virtually, which it estimated would reduce that impact by 100 jobs. The spokeswoman said severance packages and "comany-funded career transition services" would also be available to employees who don't stay with the company.
Friday, April 13, 2012
Payroll services firm is the second Creve Coeur company in recent weeks to announce a mass layoff.
A provider of payroll services and human resources plans to close its doors in Creve Coeur. Ceridian Corp. plans to layoff 200 employees in August, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification filing posted Thursday by the Missouri Department of Economic Development. The WARN Act requires employers to provide a 60-day notice in advance of covered plant closings and mass layoffs. This is the fourth notice filed by employers across Missouri this month, affecting 744 workers. Last month, employers filed nine mass layoff notices, affecting 2,429 employees. Molina Healthcare in Creve Coeur recently announced plans to close its operations effective in June, impacting 119 local jobs. Seven layoff notices were filed during February…
Gregg Palermo
9:55 am on Thursday, December 27, 2012
You could have made a case for putting ALDI's confirmation of putting a store in the former Borders space in the 2012 list of business stories, but I didn't. I suspect it will be somewhere on the 2013 list! more ›